Elderly Beulah woman dies in dog attack Monday afternoon, coroner confirms
A Beulah woman has died following being attacked by a dog or dogs Monday afternoon.
The dog attack occurred on Lee Road 356 around 5 P.M. CST on Monday, February 24, 2025. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said the attack occurred when the victim was talking to neighbor at the residence where the dogs escaped the enclosure and attacked her.
Lee County Coroner Daniel Sexton identified the victim as 78-year-old Patricia Burt. Burt was pronounced deceased at 10:21 A.M. on February 25, 2025 at Piedmont Midtown in Columbus, GA.
Sheriff Jay Jones added the dogs were shot by victim’s husband and were taken to Lee County rabies Inspector Dr.Bruce in Opelika for examination as mandated by Alabama state law.
Ms. Burt will be transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Montgomery for a postmortem exam. The investigation will continue, according to Sheriff Jay Jones, and the results will be submitted to district attorney’s office for Grand Jury review.
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